All About Your Child

Lying side by side having our usual ‘before bedtime chat’.… Noticed he was ‘playing’ with his shaky teeth as we chatted…

Me: “Keat, I suggest that you do NOT shake your teeth just before bedtime, in case it drop off while you are sleeping and swallowed them.”

Keatkeat: “Will I die?”

Me: “Naahhh…won’t die, just that I can’t keep it in a bag for you to keep.”

Keatkeat: “Oh yes! I need to put it below my pillow for the fairy to find it.”

I have NEVER mentioned Tooth Fairy to him before, so my eyes widened and asked: “How did you know about the Fairy?”

Keatkeat: “She is called ‘Tooth Fairy’. I saw her in the cartoons. If she can find a tooth under my pillow, she will give me money. I want $100! Do you think she knows that I want $100? How can I let her know?”

Me: “You are talking to her now.”

Keatkeat: “Huh? You!? You are tooth Fairy ah? But tooth Fairy got wings leh.”

Me: “My dear, those are in the stories. Not real dear. The one who truly picks up your tooth and put money under your pillow would be me.”

Keatkeat: “So are you going to give me $100? or just a $1 coin?”

*giggle* My son knows me well. *wink* He knows I’ll never give a $100 just like that.

Me: “Well, its meant to be a surprise. So till you put your tooth under your pillow, then you’ll know.”

Keatkeat: “Oh No!!!”

Me: “What??!!”

Keatkeat: “I have 2 pillows! Which one should I put under?! What if you can’t find the tooth? Then I cannot Kaching already!”

*faint*

BinBin (4 year old): “What did you eat in school today?”

Keatkeat (6 year old): “Biscuits.”

Binbin: “Huh??!!”

Keatkeat: “BISCUITS!!!“

Binbin: “What is That?!”

Keatkeat: “Huh?! BISCUITS!!!!! You don’t know what is Biscuits ah?!”

Binbin: “Oh! Biscuits! You should say Bah, Bah, Bah…Make that ‘B’ sound! Biscuits start with ‘B’ you know? Cannot hear your ‘B’ sound leh!? Say again. Come, say properly. Bbbb…Biscuits!”

Keatkeat: “I only say 3 times! Not more than that! I don’t want to keep repeating!”

*giggle* Hey! That’s my line, alright!!! (Parents beware of what you say to you kids. They pick it up so fast.)

A 4 year old teaching a 6 year old how to pronounce. *laugh*